Start making something

We all have that one friend who says, "I had the idea for eBay. If only I had

acted on it, I'd be a billionaire!" That logic is pathetic and delusional. Having the

idea for eBay has nothing to do with actually creating eBay. What you do is what

matters, not what you think or say or plan.

Think your idea's that valuable? Then go try to sell it and see what you get for

it. Not much is probably the answer. Until you actually start making something,

your brilliant idea is just that, an idea. And everyone's got one of those.

Stanley Kubrick gave this advice to aspiring filmmakers: "Get hold of a

camera and some film and make a movie of any kind at all."

* Kubrick knew that

when you're new at something, you need to start creating. The most important

thing is to begin. So get a camera, hit Record, and start shooting.

Ideas are cheap and plentiful. The original pitch idea is such a small part of a

business that it's almost negligible. The real question is how well you execute.